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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
As costs rise, candidates devote more time to courting wealthy backers, interest groups and political action committees.
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Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
That figure was based on a tool from the tourism interest group Destinations International.
—Mark Dee
january 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
The federal corruption probe around Williamson cracked open a window to Sacramento’s campaign finance ecosystem, showing the sometimes questionable ways that lawmakers, lobbyists, consultants and interest groups use accounts to trade money, time and access.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
At the regulation’s first hearing in November, more than three dozen public interest groups opposed the rules, while the insurance industry supported the rules.
—Pat Maio, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
That figure was based on a tool from the tourism interest group Destinations International.
—Mark Dee
january 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
The federal corruption probe around Williamson cracked open a window to Sacramento’s campaign finance ecosystem, showing the sometimes questionable ways that lawmakers, lobbyists, consultants and interest groups use accounts to trade money, time and access.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
At the regulation’s first hearing in November, more than three dozen public interest groups opposed the rules, while the insurance industry supported the rules.
—Pat Maio, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
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The move came days after Gail Slater, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, was bounced from her job, reportedly after becoming a thorn in the side of some business interests.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The bill would prevent companies with more than 50 single-family homes for rent from taking deductions for housing value depreciation and mortgage interest payments.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Johnson is calling for coordinated national efforts led by mayors and state governments, in concert with public pressure groups and local residents, to combat the actions by ICE, the Border Patrol and other federal authorities.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Obama had said the high court opened the door to a flood of special interest money in politics in the Citizens United case a week earlier.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Candidates sniped at each other — though rarely by name — for being too rich, too beholden to special interests or for voting in the past in support of ICE and border wall funding.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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